Police and Parks swear this fin belongs to a sting ray, not a shark, but lifeguards at Rockaway Beach weren't taking any chances and evacuated the beach.gregory p. mango

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Bathers at Rockaway Beach in Queens made a dash towards the sand today after a pack of sharks and rays were spotted hovering close to the shoreline.

“I was so far out and I heard the lifeguards blowing their whistles. They started yelling, ‘Shark! Shark! Shark,’” recalled Nicholas Sealey, 15, of Richmond Hill.

It was about 12:30 p.m. when lifeguards at Beach 86th Street told The Post they spied 11 sharks — measuring about 3 feet in length, according to witnesses — and a school of stingrays bobbing around in the Atlantic.

Lifeguards told swimmers to clear out of the water while curious beach-goers stood atop nearby rock jetties, peering through binoculars as the aquatic wildlife made their way along the coast.

“My kids had their feet in the water splashing and suddenly the lifeguard made the sign of a fin on her head,” said Lisa Bogdanovic, of Middle Village, who was visiting with her children, ages 10, 8 and 4.

Both NYPD officials and Parks Department spokeswoman Cristina Deluca insisted only stingrays were in the water.

“This is the second time we’ve come to the beach and there are sharks here again,” said Amparo Blanco of Rego Park.